Monday, July 15, 2013

PSALM 37:9-17 THE WICKED WILL NOT PROSPER FOREVER!

God defines our needs and meets them with timeliness care and love




Psalm 37:9-11

9 For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
11 But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace. 


We should not be disturbed by the prosperity of the wicked or envy them, but instead we should trust our lives to the Lord. David has been clear that we should act righteously when we see evil men prosper, for their well being is only momentary. They will not prosper forever.

The end of those who will not follow Christ is set. Only those who humbly repent before Him will have everlasting life and abundant peace. Jesus repeated these same words in the Sermon on the Mount.

Matthew 5:5
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 

Jesus meant that after a person has recognized himself as destitute, without anything good to offer God, and has repented of his sins, then the natural consequence is to entrust oneself in the arms of God. There are no demands, no rights claimed, just humble submission and dependence on God.

Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 

Jesus was meek, He was gentle, He was not arrogant, He did not look for revenge: He was our perfect example. When we truly submit and depend in faith upon God, we will find rest. We say we want rest, but are we willing to allow God to work and to wait on Him?

James 3:13-18
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace

Our actions will expose the direction of our hearts.

Psalm 37:12-15
12 The wicked plots against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose way is upright;
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken. 

God is watching; He is total control. The wicked will never commit any action that God will not permit. We will never be beyond the arm of protection of God. The wicked only seem to be victorious. If we truly trust God, we should never feel defeated.

Psalm 37:16-17
16 Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous. 

If only we could learn to be satisfied with what we have. God is watching and providing for us. He never promised to meet our wants. God is the one Who defines our needs and meets them with timeliness, care and love.

Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

God does not lack ability, desire or provision! Why would we fret? Why would we go elsewhere? Why would we ever envy?

May our day today be filled with awareness of God’s provision.


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